Ever thought you can’t combine a serious topic like climate change and biodiversity with beautiful design? Here’s the proof you can!
Good 50×70 called out a poster design contest on climate change. Click here to watch the results…

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Lovely concept, great design.
‘This is SCHOOL’  is a t-shirt that’s a counterpoint to all the negative sentiment the Beijing Olympics has been stirring up.  And it is also a reminder that the Olympics is all about UNITY, which the shirt shows by featuring every single competing nation in a yummy word track.
Read more at SCHOOL…

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“The majority of the world’s designers focus all their efforts on developing products and services exclusively for the richest 10% of the world’s customers. Nothing less than a revolution in design is needed to reach the other 90%.”
—Dr. Paul Polak, International Development Enterprises
A great exhibition on view in the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, New York, [...]

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Here’s another great website which shows you the ‘virtual amount of water’ used to produce certain foods. Check it out.

Theory behind the concept of »virtual water content«
[excerpt from waterfootprint.org]
Virtual water content – The virtual-water content of a product (a commodity, good or service) is the volume of freshwater used to produce the product, measured at [...]

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Between November 12 and November 26, OLPC is offering a Give One Get One program in the United States and Canada. During this time, you can donate the revolutionary XO laptop to a child in a developing nation, and also receive one for the child in your life in recognition of your contribution.
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“Europe’s twentysomethings have a lot in common. They all grew up with bombardments of advertisements, they have a vague remembrance of something called ‘the Wall’, they were watching ‘9/11’ live on TV, have already visited more countries than their parents and they cannot be separated from their mobile phone. [...]

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It’s not surprising that the almost one-year old, boosting MONOCLE Magazine has its own Quality of Life Index, which is updated weekly. This top-of-the-notch magazine, which is merely for the good-feeling (social) elite who wish themselves the best life possible, is unlike any other glossy. It’s about the things that make life really beautiful, holistic, [...]

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Sorry, I have to confess, I’ve also some Apple fever from time to time. Here’s the new family member: both in aluminum and glass. Especially the ultra-slim keyboard is sooo spectacular… In terms of tech specs is the new iMac not a revolutionary newcomer, rather a nice addition to a slowly improving familyTake a [...]

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Quite fascinating what you can do with waste… Lamps from recycled bottles are not that special, but what about lamps made from containers, plastic egg boxes or baby dolls? Superuse is an online community of designers, architects and everyone who’s interested in a sustainable lifestyle focused on recycling and ‘upcycling’. Check it out! (Thanks [...]

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Greenpeace replays to Apple: “We are cheering! Steve Jobs has decided to bring us closer to the greener apple that Mac users all over the world have been asking for. Today we saw something we’ve all been waiting for: the words “A Greener Apple” on the front page of Apple’s site”
It’s not everything we asked [...]

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